After the war, Gad searched for Manfred. He learned that the entire Lewin Family was murdered in Auschwitz. “I never really got over the loss,” wrote Gad. “Years later, Manfred’s name still electrified me – even in the Hebrew form, Meir.”

After the war, Gad searched for Manfred. He learned that the entire Lewin Family was murdered in Auschwitz. “I never really got over the loss,” wrote Gad. “Years later, Manfred’s name still electrified me – even in the Hebrew form, Meir.”